— North Vancouver
North Shore Neighbourhood House (NSNH), a 6-storey mixed-use building, is a Housing and Care Facility that is comprised of two sections: a concrete-framed healthcare section and a wood-framed residential section. Located in North Vancouver’s Lower Lonsdale neighbourhood, NSNH is a non-profit community organization and social services hub that offers a wide range of programs and services catering to children, families, youth, and seniors, with a particular focus on the most vulnerable.
BCBS was an integral part of the team during the new construction of this development. Our expertise contributed to the successful completion of this exciting project through building envelope consulting services. This approach first included establishing the basis of design for the building envelope. During the construction phase, we performed ongoing field reviews and provided field testing of key envelope components as the testing agency. This approach first included establishing the basis of design for the building envelope and guiding the design for energy efficiency optimization through energy modelling. Envelope field testing included the necessary quality assurance field tests to ensure optimal functionality such as testing a sampling of windows and doors as well as conducting whole building airtightness testing to ensure compliance with energy efficiency targets.
